Old Prussian Tribes

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Was the tribal territory of the Old Prussians, a Baltic people. It is unclear how organized the polity was, or even whether it was a polity.

Establishment

February 962: Territorial change based on data about the borders of the tribes of Prussia in 962.

Chronology

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1. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

1.1.Incoronation of Otto I

East Frankish King Otto I was crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.

2. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

2.1.Mongol Invasions of Germany

Were a series of Mongol raids in Germany.

2.1.1.First Mongol Invasion of Germany

Was a Mongol raid in the Holy Roman Empire.

May 1241: The Mongols invaded the Holy Roman Empire without major clash of arms.The army invaded eastern Germany, and crossed the March of Moravia in April-May 1241.

June 1241: The Mongols left eastern Germany and Moravia.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1227: A request by Duke Conrad of Masovia to the Teutonic Order for help in the fight against the pagan Prussians in 1225 offered Hermann von Salza new perspectives. Konrad offered the Kulmer Land to the order as compensation for military assistance. Emperor Friedrich II confirmed the agreement in the Golden Bull of Rimini. The Teutonic Knights occupied the Kulmar Land around 1226.

January 1235: With this army, the first Landmeister of Prussia, Balk, advanced to Pomesania in 1234.